#512BAF#512BAF

#512BAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.194 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BAF
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 175)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 75.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.81, 49.01, -63.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.81, 80.56, 307.47°)
OKLab	oklab(42.55% 0.0611 -0.1838)
OKLCH	oklch(42.55% 0.194 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9928, 6.5716, 41.1857)
Luminance	0.0657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BAF #89AF2B

analogous

#2B47AF #512BAF #932BAF

triadic

#512BAF #AF512B #2BAF51

tetradic

#512BAF #AF2B47 #89AF2B #2BAF93

square

#512BAF #AF2B47 #89AF2B #2BAF93

split-complementary

#512BAF #AF932B #47AF2B

monochromatic

#24134D #3A1F7E #512BAF #6E46D1 #9477DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#512BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#512BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BAF

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BAF	1.00	9.07	2.31	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.194 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69c8',
    500: '#512baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512baf;
$custom-light: #8c69c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.273,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42546,
    "c": 0.19374,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BAF

secondary

#ADC570

accent

#E444B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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